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Galway vs Breckenridge
Comparing Galway change · Breckenridge change
Galway is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Galway is the wetter, with 519 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Galway and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Galway: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Galway has far milder winters
Galway: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Galway is wetter
Galway: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Galway: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Galway is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Galway is the wetter — about 519 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Breckenridge has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Galway runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -7 | -5 | -4 | +1 | +2 | — | -2 | -5 | -9 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -7 | -5 | -4 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -2 | -5 | -9 | -11 |
Avg low (°C) Galway runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -17 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -17 | -19 |
Precipitation (mm) Galway runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 121 | 133 | 86 | 70 | 70 | 87 | 88 | 99 | 91 | 145 | 141 | 118 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -46 | -59 | -8 | +22 | -8 | -58 | -43 | -44 | -50 | -94 | -76 | -54 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 121 | 133 | 86 | 70 | 70 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -46 | -59 | -8 | +22 | -8 | -58 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 88 | 99 | 91 | 145 | 141 | 118 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -43 | -44 | -50 | -94 | -76 | -54 |
Cloud cover (%) Galway runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 75 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -17 | -12 | -11 | -5 | -9 | -29 | -26 | -20 | -26 | -22 | -18 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 75 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -17 | -12 | -11 | -5 | -9 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 81 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -26 | -20 | -26 | -22 | -18 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Galway runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 94 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 95 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -2 | +2 | +1 | -7 | -13 | -24 | -24 | -23 | -29 | -27 | -17 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 94 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -2 | +2 | +1 | -7 | -13 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 95 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -29 | -27 | -17 | -5 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Galway trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Galway
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 11 years of daily observations at Galway, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Breckenridge
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Copper Mountain, a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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